August 17th: checking on the potatoes
August 18th: a sudden surge of birds in windows has hit the neighborhood
August 19th: lunch on the deck, with live music
August 20th: the first time she wrote her ABC's
August 21st: goodbye broken washing machine
August 22nd: hanging on to the last of the deck days
August 23rd: dental cleanings, checking off the to-do before school ist
